Washline reel



May 15, 1923. I 1,455,343

G. J. LEBER WASHLINE REEL Filed July 15. 1921 5 TOPNEY Patented May 15, 1923.

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PATENT GEORGE J. manna, on CLEVELAND, 01110.

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Application filed Ju1y 15, 192 1. Seri a11 l'o .484,916.

improvements in reels, and particularly to clothes line reels.

One object of my invention is to provlde a reel of the character indicated which will light in weight, which will be durable and which can be cheaply produced. v

A further object of my invention is to provide a reel having improved means for manipulating the same whereby the line may be wound or unr'eeled therefrom without applying thehands directly to the line, thereby eliminating any danger of injury to the hands of user'when putting outor-taking in the line.

Another object of my invention is to provide an improved reel which will be very compact in constructionthereby permitting the reel together with the line to be stored in very small space.

Other objects of this invention will ap pear in the following description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings wherein Fig. 1 is a view in elevation of a reel embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a section on line 22 Fig. 1.

Before explaining in detail the present improvement and mode of operation thereof, I desire to have it understood'that the invention is not limited to the details of con-- struction and arrangement of parts which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, since the invention iscapable of other embodiments, and that the phraseology which I employ is for 'thepurpose of description and not of limitation.

By referring to the drawing it will be seen that my reel comprisestwo conoidal or dish shaped members each having a base portion 10 and an annular inclined flange portion 11. In practice these members may preferably be formed from stampings. The-said members are placed together in oppositely disposed positions, so that the bottoms of the base portions abut againsteach other. Each are placed together the said openings register wltheach other. In eac-h' base portion 10 at 'diametrically'opposite sides are formed" slots l3 and onsaid base portion inter-me diate of said slots are formed tongues 1 1.

' When the two members are placed together the tongues on one member pass through the slots in the other member and the tongues on the last member pass through the slots in the first mentioned .member. The tongues 14 are made sufiiciently long so that they extend beyond the faces of'said base portions and are then bent down and clinched against said faces, rigidly securing the said mem bers. together. v p

When thesaid membersare thus secured together it will be readily seen'that the base portions 10 constitute the hub my reel, which will'be quite strongand frigidas it comprises twothicknesses "of sheet metal. The cooperating inclined flange portion-s11, form an annular V-shaped sheave portion for receiving the wash line,

member is provided with a centrally located clrcular opening 12 and when the members On one face of the hub ofthe reel iigidly secured a handle inthefform of a bail, shown at 16. In'the bail 16 is formed a circular opening 17 in linefwith the'central opening, in the hub. A pin or stud shaft- 18 is passed through the opening 17 in the bail 16 and thr'oughthecentral opening in'the hub and projects beyond the opposite face of the hub. On the projecting end of said pin is-mounted a handle 19,-which'is-thus mounted so as to permit the reelto be rotated relatively thereto A fwashe'r -20fis preferably'interposed between the face of" A the hub and the 'eIid of the handle 19.

It willbe noted that the sheet metal base portion or face 10 of each reel half 1- section is flat throughout its extent and that the faces of these two secti0nsare therefore juxtaposed throughout, so that when the bail 16 is attached to the space of one section it will lie entirely in the hollowspace formed by such dish-shaped section. Asa result the handle or bail will not project out beyond the plane of the outer edge of the secupon the floor. A key hole slot the flanges 11 into which the end of the line maybe inserted preparatory to winding the line on. the reel. v j

.The operation of my'reel will be readily tion and hence the reel can lie flatwise 21 is formed in one of I understood. l/Vhen it is desired to, wind or coil th'le: line on the 'rel,the ei1d 'of line is inserted in the key hole slot 21. The de-' vice may then be grasped by the bail 16 and coiled ithout touching y I I The V -shaped sheave groove causes the line held rigid in one hand-While {the-line "is coiled on the reel With the other hand. However, if the line be rough it willb'e p're' ferable to hold the device by thehandle 19 and then revolve the reel by twirling the bail 16. V, Inthis Way the lineean betightly.

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- to feedon to the, reel in compaetev'e '1ayelas so that a long line can befceiled on a reel of comparatix' ely' small diameter. v

When it is desired to, vun ind. or my 1%- the line, it is only necessn-ito hold the dc vice by the handle 19 ivhile Walking from line support to linesnpjont iild the pull 0n course stoiSs thejro'ta'tio'n of thefreel and then.

any tension desired may be e icerted on the line. It is to be understood that by describing in detail herein any inarticular fOljIIl "Stl"l1C+ ture or arrangement," itfis not intendedtolimit theinvention beyo'nd'the terms or the several elairns or the reqiiirern'ents of the prior art. a

, i What I'a imis;

'1. A reel compris ng. 'aLy-s-ieipd "sheave portionterminatingat the abex there'o f in a relativelyflathubportion located intermediatefthe planes of the miter sheave edges,

7 and alpair off-handles extending one transversely to the other; one ojfsaidhandles adapted to be manipulatedffor rotating the reel and the othernhandle pivotally secured to' the hub "to perm t said reel t be meme.

2. A clothes line reel comprising a pair in of 3 dish-shaped sections connected together pend located Within-the;planefof the ma Within one section.

base to base and-a handle having one end securedv to. the 'base of a section and the other edge of said dish sha'ped section."

' ,3. A clothes line reel comprising 'a, hair of members, having fiat base portions 3 taposed and connectedtogether, saidmeinbers forming a V-shaped sheave portion-and a bail connected to the base [portion of oneof said members,, and located Within the plane of the outeredge'of-said-Iiieinbei'.

- A. A clothes line reel comprising two portion and an inclined annular flange por tion, said members being oppositely disposed W1ththeir -basesabutting, II IEBaIIS fOIT securing the base portions of said members to gethe'r', a bail rigidly secured to the face of the .base portion of 'oneof said members and f j I a handle rotatahly mounted on the face of the base portion of the other member-.1 y 5. A clothes linefreel comprising a hub portion, a sheaveportion, abail rigidly mounted on one side of the hnb portion, a pin haying a bearing in said bail and 'eX-' tending centrally through said hub portion and ah'andle'mounted on said'pin." 6. A clothes line reel comprising a hub portion a sheave portion, a handle pivotally mounted at one side v of said hn'b'poi'tion at the aXis'thereof Whenehythe reel can be rotated relativelyto' said handle,*and,a secmembers; each ine'nlbercoiisistingof base and handlerig'idly mounted at the pposite side of said hub; I

v 7; A lclothes linereel comprising a pair of dish-shaped sections connected together 1 base to base'and forminga V-shaped sheave portion, anal a aif of handles; on rigidly vsecured tothe reel nectedthereto." .7 i

e, A elothes iine reeieompr sing apa r of dish-shaped sections connected together base end team conto base and formin aHV-shape'd sheave arv a tion, and 'a pair of interconnected handles, I one rigidly'secured tothe reel and one retat ably connected thereto. I a v .9, A- clothes line reelcomprising a pair of dish-shapedsections connected together-base to base, and forming a vshap'ed sheave portion, and a ,pa'irofh andles'connected atopp'osite'sides of the reel, one of said handles tatably connected to"the.-reel. v

10. clothes line reel comprisinga pain of {shee metal diskrshaped Y sections haviiig; flat bases connected together andjuXt aposed said sections forming-an annular 'V-shaped sheaveportion,.and a handle loicated entirely In testimony vvhere'of, Isign the fdrego-" ing. spe cifiea tion, in the presence (if two 'vvit nesses. ,7 v a .7.

v GEORGE JQEEBER,

'VVitness'es: y a l Jose 'E'NG'E Bonn H. Bnivnnn.

-being rigidly secured to the 'reelandone ro- 

